Comedy Wildlife

From a kung fu squirrel to a swearing chimpanzee, here are the funniest animals captured on camera.

6. The Hawaiian crow was declared extinct in the wild in 2002, but a plan to repopulate the area was begun last year with birds bred in captivity.

7. According to a contentious World Wildlife Fund report last year, global wildlife populations have declined by 58 per cent in the last 40 years.

8. Martha, the world’s last passenger pigeon, died in Cincinnati Zoo on September 1, 1914.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017: Shortlisted Images

Tue, November 22, 2016

The annual award recognises outstanding competition entries as chosen by the public. Lovers of wildlife photography around the world can choose from 25 images, pre-selected by the Natural History Museum from almost 50,000 submissions from 95 countries. Shortlisted images are currently on display at the highly-acclaimed Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London.